Team 1 and team 2 both internally compete for projects at the same company. Team 1 already knows their project won't be "bought", but they can't start on a new

Team 1 and team 2 both internally compete for projects at the same company. Team 1 already knows their project won't be "bought", but they can't start on a new project yet, so what's the point of wasting developer time on it?